[Giveaway / Raffle] I wonder if any of those will work...

Glider · August 22, 2020, 1:28pm

Hello guys,
I’d like to try hosting a giveaway.

I really liked the ones that were hosted by @ohko and I intend to parrot this template to the best of my ability. Though I’m not ohko, so rules will be a bit different

Winners will be selected by a random algorithm ( Link to my implementation btw - I’ll be grateful for all criticism and bugreports I cat get). The seed for the algorithm will be provided by the discobot.

There’s an important disclaimer though: I’m not sure if keys will work. There’s a chance some of them expired already + some may be region restricted. If that’s the case… well, tough luck. I’m sorry but no refunds
If that makes you suspicious of where the keys come from - don’t worry. All keys come from Humble with their progenitor bundles coming from all over the timeline.

How to enter

Participating account should be at least 2 weeks old at the time of giveaway end + should have at least 6 badges.
Entry should match the following form (use it as a guide but do not copy it verbatim):

I’ve been wanting to try some of these games. Here’s my entry:
A. (5)
C. (1)
D. (7)
G. (2)
H. (3)
L. (2)
Glhf I hope I win!

Add/remove tickets next to capital letters, which correspond to the lettered prizes above
The maximum amount of tickets for each account is 20
The maximum amount of tickets you can allocate to one game is 12
The :tickets: emoji, , is the only ticket that will be accepted
You can potentially win any game to which you apply at least one (1) ticket
You are not required to allocate all of your tickets
After you provided your entry you should provide a song (youtube, soundcloud, etc - does not matter as long as it’s free to listen) that fits any of following descriptions:

Song that sounds happy and upbeat but lyrics are actually pretty sad. (example: Frank Turner - Long Live The Queen)
Song with general “it’s hard but we’ll push through” message. (example: Pablo Vega - The Home That We Once Knew)

Winning for the sake of winning is considered bad etiquette
I reserve the right to change and interpret the rules as I see fit at any point in time (I don’t expect it to happen but I do want to have some safety net just in case)

Game List

	Game	Steam Link
A	ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition	Link
B	Pac-Man 256	Link
C	GoNNER	Link
D	Tekken	Link
E	Scribblenauts Unlimited	Link
F	Dust: An Elysian Tail	Link
G	One Way Heroics	Link
H	Mercenary Kings	Link
J	Abyss Odyssey	Link
K	Vanguard Princess + Lilith Pack + Hilda Rize Pack	Link
L	REVOLVER 360 RE:ACTOR	Link

Schedule

The raffle begins now
The raffle ends somewhere around Friday, August 28 at 17:00 GMT
The deadline may be extended if I get busy or distracted.
Entries are locked after the appears. You can edit your entries up until this point
After the drawing, winners will need to send me a PM to claim their prize
Unclaimed prizes will be re-raffled after 72 hours

Danacscott · August 22, 2020, 1:39pm

D. (9)
J. (11)

I think that song qualifies for “sounds happy and upbeat but lyrics are actually pretty sad”.

Thanks so much for the giveaway @Glider. Appreciate the share and the chance.

DontBeSilly · August 22, 2020, 2:14pm

Oh well , i can think of a lot of songs which are exactly the opposite of that

I honestly cant think of anything lol. Maybe this? Music is really upbeat but i guess lyrics could be interpreted as ‘sad’ in a way.

As for entries :

D. (12)

Thanks for the giveaway

Norther · August 22, 2020, 2:23pm

B. (8)
C. (12)

YQMaoski · August 22, 2020, 2:34pm

Thanks @Glider for the nice raffle!

J. (12)
K. (8)

Here’s a song that sounds really upbeat but has sad lyrics:

Lyrics

The last night of the fair
By the big wheel generator
A boy is stabbed
And his money is grabbed
And the air hangs heavy like a dulling wine
She is famous
She is funny
An engagement ring
Doesn’t mean a thing
To a mind consumed by brass (money)
And though I walk home alone
I might walk home alone…
…But my faith in love is still devout
The last night of the fair
From a seat on a whirling waltzer
Her skirt ascends for a watching eye
It’s a hideous trait (on her mother’s side)
From a seat on a whirling waltzer
Her skirt ascends for a watching eye
It’s a hideous trait (on her mother’s side)
And though I walk home alone
I might walk home alone…
…But my faith in love is still devout
Then someone falls in love
And someone’s beaten up
Someone’s beaten up
And the senses being dulled are mine
And someone falls in love
And someone’s beaten up
And the senses being dulled are mine
And though I walk home alone
I might walk home alone …
…But my faith in love is still devout
This is the last night of the fair
And the grease in the hair
Of a speedway operator
Is all a tremulous heart requires
A schoolgirl is denied
She said : “How quickly would I die
If I jumped from the top of the parachutes?”
La…
This is the last night of the fair
And the grease in the hair
Of a speedway operator
Is all a tremulous heart requires
A schoolgirl is denied
She said : “How quickly would I die
If I jumped from the top of the parachutes?”
La…
So…scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
(This means you really love me)
Scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
(This means you really love me)
Oh…
And though I walk home alone
I just might walk home alone
But my faith in love is still devout
I might walk home alone
But my faith in love is still devout
I might walk home alone
But my faith in love is still devout
La…

DrFlamingo · August 22, 2020, 2:44pm

Thanks for the giveaway!

E. (12)
F. (8)

SeekerSupreme · August 22, 2020, 2:46pm

This one might possibly fit both criteria at the same time.
I especially like this rendition as it shows Mustaine’s incredible vocal range and flexibility.

I’d like to enter for:
F. (8)
H. (12)

Thank you, @Glider!

BlivetWidget · August 22, 2020, 3:00pm

A. (8)
F. (12)

@Danacscott 'Tis a great song, but I find myself gravitating to the Early Modern English cover…

PeteMcc · August 22, 2020, 3:00pm

Thanks for hosting a giveaway @Glider.
I think this song fits well the first description well

I chuck my name in hat for:
A:(10)
B:(5)
E:(5)

Imaynotbehere4long · August 22, 2020, 3:01pm

L. (12)

Uh…does this count?

(hyperlinked because YouTube embed wouldn’t work for me; it only displayed the thumbnail as an image)

Lyrics translation

EDIT: If it doesn’t fit, I think I know one that fits into the earlier category (takes ~40 seconds to become upbeat though): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_D0wkLyCXE

EDIT 2: Do we need the number beside our tickets? I’ll go ahead and add it anyway, just to be safe.

rporter711 · August 22, 2020, 3:19pm

Thanks @Glider for the giveaway!!!

Would like to enter for:

B. (10)
C. (10)

As for the song, cant believe nobody posted this one yet, classic song. The sound itself sounds upbeat to me, but the lyrics are straight up sad.

carvalho20ptc · August 22, 2020, 5:29pm

Thanks for the giveaway. Here are my entries:

D. (5)
E. (5)
F. (5)
J. (5)

Song with general “it’s hard but we’ll push through” message:

delenn13 · August 22, 2020, 5:32pm

Thanks for the giveaway, @Glider

Not entering…
I think this was the Martian’s Victory Dance for Earth…

Poor Birds???

FacuBlues · August 22, 2020, 5:43pm

D. (3)
F. (12)
H. (3)
K. (2)

Thanks for the giveaway!

mert · August 22, 2020, 5:59pm

Thanks for this giveaway! This is my entry:

D. (4)
F. (12)
H. (4)

Here’s a song that sounds happy or upbeat but with sad lyrics (or maybe they could be happy, it honestly depends on how you’d view it… it’s both I guess? I think the sad part is that it’s both…):

Donluis524 · August 22, 2020, 7:02pm

Thanks for the chance @Glider

D: (8)
E: (5)
H: (7)

Well, I’m don’t know to many songs that will fit that

The beginning is pretty sad, hope the song qualified

Glider · August 22, 2020, 8:03pm

Ok, up to this point everything is good, all entries accepted and no disqualifications so far

@Norther kinda does straddle the line with a barely decipherable Metallica’s cover of a cult russian song but I guess I’ll let it slide

Danacscott · August 22, 2020, 9:45pm

I was keen to hear a Metallica sound I didn’t know, but all I could hear really was the crowd Happens sometimes.

Vindace · August 22, 2020, 9:59pm

oooh! some cool offerings here, thanks!

I’d like to enter for

D.
and
F.

my song is

Sounds super upbeat, but really about a more somber topic. Actually, lots of Tears for Fears’ songs are this way.

markwr · August 22, 2020, 10:35pm

Sounds upbeat, lyrics pretty sad:

I’d like to try some of these. Here’s my entry:
D. (10)
H. (5)
J. (4)
K. (1)
Good Luck everyone, Have Fun.